1.6 Goals Objectives and Responsibilities of the CSU Fullerton
Emergency Organization
The primary goal of this plan is to provide for effective coordination
and management of emergency operations. The following objectives
support this goal:
- Ensure SEMS is applied to emergency management in any disaster
impacting the campus.
- Establish and staff an augmented emergency communications system;
- Request and coordinate mutual aid according to established procedures;
- Respond to requests for resources and other support; maintain
liaison with local, State, and Federal government agencies, the
CSU System and the private sector, ensuring that resources are
available to support mutual aid;
- Manage the movement, reception, and care of the campus community
during an evacuation; and
- Restore essential services.
Responsibility for planning, organizing, training, and other preparedness
activities necessary to allow the campus emergency management organization
to carry out these assigned tasks are assigned to the campus by
the Chancellor's Office and the State.
This designation of responsibilities to Cal State Fullerton is
intended to ensure coordinated emergency management. The responsibilities
are assigned in accordance with the general criteria listed below:
- All essential emergency responsibilities are assigned.
- Specific emergency responsibilities are assigned to departments
and are generally compatible or related to their regular functions.
- Each primary task is assigned to one area or department.
- Support tasks are assigned to as many areas or departments as
appropriate.
CSU System resources may be requested to provide support under
specific emergency situations even if the support function is not
assigned in this Plan.
This Plan identifies the emergency management response organization
and hazards or potential threats that could impact the campus, identifies
situations that may be faced by emergency responders, and outlines
planned responses to those emergencies.
CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION
Summarized below is how Cal State Fullerton fits into California's
emergency management organization:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Government Code Section 8680.2 defines a local government agency
as "any city, city and county, county, county office of education,
community college district, school district, or special district."
CSU Fullerton Emergency Management Organization
Cal State Fullerton is considered a State Agency under SEMS guidelines.
Cal State Fullerton will function in the Orange County Operational
Area in a manner consistent with a local government agency in the
areas of networking, planning, training and exercising, and reporting
the operational status of the university.
University Police, at the direction of the Vice President for Administration
acting as the Emergency Operations Executive, supports and manages
this Plan for the University. The Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
is responsible for overall campus emergency planning, including
the maintenance and operational readiness of this Plan.
The campus emergency management organization is comprised of designated
campus officials responsible for emergency operations on the campus.
Key to the emergency management organization is the establishment
of the EOC. During an emergency, the EOC may be activated and consequently
staffed to the extent required. The current organizational chart
for the campus emergency management organization is shown in Part
II of this Plan.
City of Fullerton Emergency Management Organization
City of Fullerton emergency management is located within the City
Fire Department and reports to the City Manager and City Council
through the Fire Chief.
OPERATIONAL AREA
County of Orange
Under SEMS, the Operational Area (OA) is an intermediate level
of the State's emergency organization, which encompasses the County
and all political subdivisions located within the County, including
co-located State Agencies. The OA manages information, resources,
and priorities among local governments within the OA.
The OA is a focal point for all local emergency management information
and the provision of all non-CSU related mutual aid. As a State
Agency, under SEMS guidelines, Cal State Fullerton, has unique resources,
capabilities, and vulnerabilities, which must be included in the
activities at the OA to ensure that the needs of the campus community
are best met in times of disaster. Preparedness activities need
to include all governmental levels involved in emergency response.
Increased participation in OA emergency management activities by
Cal State Fullerton provides the campus with an improved capability
to share needed resources and speed their mobilization.
State Agency Responsibilities
The Office of Emergency Services (OES) is the lead State Agency
for all aspects of emergency management, including planning, response
coordination, recovery coordination, mitigation efforts, and training.
State Regional Emergency Operations Centers (SREOC) and the State
Operations Center (SOC) staff are responsible for coordinating the
State's emergency response to disasters, including provision of
mutual aid and the allocation of essential supplies and resources.
OES is responsible for development of the State Emergency Plan.
During emergency operations, it receives and disseminates emergency
alerts and warnings. OES coordinates and acts on mutual aid requests
reaching the State level, coordinates emergency response and recovery
activities with the Federal government, and directs and coordinates
recovery programs to mitigate future disasters and to recover disaster
costs.
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